"INTO THE FLAMES" By All The Devils

All the Devils are a genre-defying band formed in 2021 in Riga, Latvia, blending synth-pop, industrial ballads, trip-hop rock, and orchestral elements into immersive, cinematic soundscapes. Their debut album Season 1 – Into the Flames marks their evolution from a cover-based project into boundary-pushing original artists led by Vadik Znamensky, with haunting vocals from Manilla and lyrical depth from Adam Adamovic.(POP)

With the release of Season 1 – Into the Flames, All the Devils have stepped into the limelight with their first-ever album, which exhibits both intentional disregard for rules and an incredible amount of thought and effort. The Riga-based group's method of creating music allows for instinct, curiosity and experimentation, enabling their music to move without boundaries or restrictions.

The final product is an album that does not easily fall into any one musical category; rather, it flows smoothly from synth-pop, industrial-driven ballads, to rock and trip hop-style fusion, to orchestral textures infused with string quartet arrangement. Rather than limiting themselves to one genre, All the Devils view the genre(s) as the basic building blocks of their music, utilising these various, contrasting musical approaches to create immersive soundscapes with a cinematic style, emotional resonance, and intentionality.

In addition, the background of All the Devils adds yet another layer of interpretation to the creative inspiration of this album. The band formed in 2021 in Riga, Latvia as a collaborative project, with the intention of creating a cover for songs by artists that had influenced the band's members.

All the Devils quickly realised that the artistic chemistry that developed during this process was significantly stronger than anticipated, and therefore recognised the shared vision that existed between them and decided to pursue that further within a permanent collaborative setting.

Into The Flames is an album that combines original works with re-conceived cover songs and represents a tribute/coronation to those influences, as well as an example of creative originality. The original tracks include a number of songs that have been individually created or re-imagined, but they are also included in an overarching sonic context; therefore, the song combinations are designed to create an integrated listening experience and are not merely collections of individual songs. The re-conceived cover songs have not been rewound back to the original way of doing them, but have been re-created according to the band's specific aesthetic style (Darker, Atmospheric, Often Larger in Style, than the original). Each original composition is indicative that the band has already become quite comfortable when it comes to taking creative risks, and is confident regarding the way in which they express themselves through creative means.

The album is musically built upon contrasting forms and sounds: A synth-heavy section leads into an exceedingly metalized, synthesizer-based, orchestral swells, which thrust their way into place in the music, but are also joined by more traditional forms of music: Trip-Hop Rythms and Rock Structure meets, to create what is known as Rock and Roll Orchestral Sound; orchestral sound is often added to these compositions as a basis for creating a more stripped-down version of orchestral music, also referred to as "Soundscape." Through the playing of a string quartet in conjunction with the recordings of the orchestra, these chains allow for the music to breathe, or have an output that is even better than if performed in a more traditional way.

Mason Morgan